Warp-sizing machine



Jan. 6, 1931. c. B. JOHNSON WARP SIZING MACHINE Filed May 11, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR,

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WARP SIZING MACHINE I Filed May 11, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 lNVENTQR, Chmhs Blow 150w,

I ATTORNEY.

Jan. 6', 1931'. c. B. JOHNSON WARP SIZING MACHINE Filed Ma 11, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 |NvE NToR. CharZesDJohnsow ATTORNEY.

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c. BJOHNSON WARP SIZING MACHINE Filed'May 11. 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 -Vl/I/I/II/IIII/4 Patented Jan. 6, 19 31 7 *appneafionmea May 11, 1959. fi seri al in. 3625888.

1 sizing machine's areiknown in which, with Jtpparatus :to apply size tokand dry the size on the 'warpiin'olnding 1a rfotaryusystem to advancethe Warp at constant-rate'while Ti the "wanp' is ibeingjwound Lnp on: a beam or other rotary core, there is slipirictioj'n Totationetnansmitting means connecting :said system and the core, whereby the application drying .of-the size will be uniform and a the mass of windings will 'be compactly woundl (SeemyPatent Non-1 5 103265,)

' One'object of the present invention issto provide :i-n a machine of the mentionedtype for the treatment ofa number of independent 1 sections of warp,- asthe warps :ior as many difierient ribhons or 'other narrow-ware. goods,

simultaneously. In -re'spect tothis ohje'ctthe 1 IHVBIllJlOILIZOIISISt-S 1n combining, with a su-p V I poitiingistructinre :andapparatus as aforesaid g'obut-common to all the sections and with-rotary co1 es on which to wind the sections," several slijp triction rotation-transmitting means respectiwely connecting said cores with the said-s stem of said apparatus.

A further object is, given theysaid appa-1 ratus, to provide for the traverse of a core lengthwise of its axis while the winding is A progressin whereby the winding will'be spirally :e' ected. ilnr'e'spectto this'object the invention consists in combining, withla supporting frame and apparatus to apply size-to and dry the size, on'the warp5 a carria ge tra versable in said'frame transversely of the advance of the Warp, a rotaryroore onto which to wind the warp revolubly sup:

ported .inand traversablc with the carriage and rotation transmitting means connecting sai-dcore with saidsystem of said apparatus.

A further object is, given the said apparatus 46 so characterized,to provide for shiftahili-ty of a warp-package core to d'ilierent positions transversely of the advance of the warp.

In respect to this the invention consists in combining, with a supporting strnctur'e and said apparatus, "the same inclnding' in its rotary 'sy stei'n'a rotary sp'lined shaft; a support for the warp shiftable on saidstrii'cture lengthwise of the shaft, and rotation-transinitting' means shi ita'b'le with said support '50 and connecting the core with said shaft.-

Other objects, having in -;vi-ew. to increase the generail-fliciency of the machine will be hereinafter:pointedeut;.a 1

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Fllgpl' is a side'eleva'tion of a warpsizing machine embodying the present invention;

thus first receiving :the size and having it dried-thereon. 'Thedruhis feed the sections Y through the, machine and are positively driven from a -Inotor-4 through -gearing 5-67 89,, @the-gear 9 meshing with one 7 of the three gears :10 on. the druins which are f-urthergeared to rotate together by the geai 1 ingv1=1,'- tsee iFigshl 2316.2). The rollers of the quetch are driven in the appropriate direction by the bel't-a-nd pulley v-d'rive 'f-r'oni one of the drum gears 10. The mechanism thus .far described lS-kHOKV H."

Thevfrarne 13, supporting said mechanism, has two rigid arms :14 projecting to the left (Figs. :1 andl2) and thereon is "slidable transversely of the 'travel of t-hewarp sections aca'rriage .15 comprising three parallel bars 15a, rigidly vconnected at their ends by the crossheads-slfib the carriage runs on rollers 1-6 and is-guided by rollers :17 having flanges overlapping theb rs 15a, said rollers-being jotrrnaled in the arms. The earriage'is re ciprocatedthrougha ileve'r l8'having a roller 1 18a" engaged with a cam l9on a "shaft 20 jouiinaled in the frame and geared with the shaft Sa' c Inmon to -gear's' -8 and 9 by the v gearing;=2 122 23-24r2526,v the last gear (26:) ofithis :train being sh-iftable into and. out-ofnmesh with the gear 25 (thus iin effect forming. a clutch) by the handle 27 thus s'either =to -establis;h or arrest the traverse lnoti'onfo'f ithecarriage, accordingas-the winding of the warp-sections is to be with-- or without traverse. The connection between the lever and carriage is afiorded by a roller site spline-ways or grooves of theshafts 30:

i the bars15a, are journaled the splinedfshafts confined to traverse therewith by collars;

30a and rotatedas followsigs. 4 and 6) In ball-bearings ofbrackets14a on one of the arms 14 are journaled sleeves 31 having beveled roller-splines 32 engaged in theoppoand also having sprocket-wheel s33: Below one'such sleevev ashort shaft 34 isjournaled in the arm's14, having a sprocket-wheel '35 at one end and a pulley 36 at the other. The

sprocket-wheels 33 and 36 are connected by.

an endless chain 3'1", 38 beingiitstightening means. The'pulley 36 isiconnected with the pulley 39 on-the shaft"of'ithegears .6-7 by a belt 40. Thus theshafts '30 are constantly rotated, the roller-splines practically elimi- -v natingthenresistance and wear otherwise present when the carriage and hence said shafts are undergoing traverse The carriage includes alternately arranged head-stocks and tail-stocks having live and dead spindles and thusjforming'supports forthe cores, the same being individually-adjustable lengthwise of and also removable from the carriage bars 15a and 1 the headstocks containing gearing through whichrthe live spindles are individually drivenbyfric i 'tion variable atthe will of the operatoras the several wound packages increase indiameter, thus (Figs; 5 and -7) I ing and seated on two of the bars 15a to one of which it is secured by clamping m'eans42 so that it may'be'setand secured in any position along the-bars or removed therefrom.

It is penetrated by the intervening shaft 30 and to permit its removal the portion thereof below thissha-ft is a'sepa'rate part hinged at 43 and held in itsjnormal relation to the re 'mainderofthe housing by the clamping means 44;"when the latter-is released the hinged-part may swing down to clear the shaft." In the head-stock is journaled the live-spindle 45 1 confined against endwise movement by a face-plate 45a exterior of and a-pinion 45?) within thehead-stock. to On the, shaft 30 within the head-stock and shiftable therewith along said shaftis 'splined a pinpinion 482 spring 52, whereby the frictional resistance of'themeans 49 may be manually varied." 53 denotes the corresponding tailstock clamped'tosaid two 'bars by means 54 (Fig.3) similar to 42 and 55 the dead-spindle secured therein by the set-screw 56 and having any suitable freely revolublemeans 57 to receive one end of the core B whichis pinned or otherwise iixed to ,rotate with the live spindle 45 at 58. The head-stock is clamped not only to one barby manipulating the "means 42-but was other "by manipulating the means44 (see Fig. 5). he construction is such, moreover, that not only is the headstock and its contained parts (except 30 and 4c removable as a unit but by afi'ording a bearing for the pinion 46 the head-stock prevents shaft 30 fromspringing as. a result of possible :binding of pinions 46-47,.on each 0therf(see Fig. 7); V 1; J Apa-ir ofoverhanging supports 59 are secured-on arms 14 and in these are revoluble adjustable shafts. 60 carrying v in cranks the guide-bars 60a and having handw11eels' 606. In theillustrated instance there are two parallelfsets of wound packages being formed and the two guide-bars'guide the Warp.sec tions in two sets to the respectiveasets of wound masses. By itsihand-wheel; each guide-bar may be adjusted as required.

Given supporting structureand apparatus,

thereinto apply size to vand drythe size-on the: sections being-treated including a drymg drum revolving at constant rate'and a [power distributing shaft (as arranged parallel'and alsoconnected'to rotate with cores .on which to wind the' respective seetions operatively supported, in said: struc- 41 is, a head-stock formed as a hollow hous-r ture, and separate slip-friction rotation transmitting means connectingthe respective cores withthe shaft. As herein set ,forth, said structure comprises a fra-me in supported and with which said slip-friction rotation-transmitting means is traversable. More specifically, in the exan'iple the shaftis actually journaled vin said carriage. Stillmore specifically, in the example there are separate means for supportingthe cores'on the carriage and these are adjustable thereon independently lengthwise of and with respectto the shaft so 'joiiirn'aledtherein, It will be understoodthat the slip-friction of said rotation-transmitting means allows for the tendency of each package being formed to rotate atgreatersurface speed than the drums, whereby to keep the sections taut, and forthe increase in diametenofeach package, i p I It Willbe understood that in certain aspects the supporting structure may be taken as including the carriage with the'frame.

'Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is:.

1. In combination, a frame, a rotary driving member journaled therein, a carriage traversable lengthwise of the axis of sald member, winding means including a warppackage core and journaled in and traversing.

. with the carriage and means to transmit rotation to the core from said member including a shaft revoluble in and traversing with the carriage and extending axially through and splined in said member.

2. In combination,- a frame, a rotary driving member ournaled therein, a carriage traversable lengthwise of the axis of said member, winding meansfincluding a warppackage core and ourn'aled 1n and traversing V with the carriage and means to transmit-r tation to the core from sald member 1ncluding a shaft revoluble in and traversing with the carriage and extending axially through and splined 1n said'member, said carriage having a support for the core adjustable relatively to the remainder of the carriage lengthwise of the axis'of saidmember.

3. Winding mechanism r comprising, in combination, a supporting structure, a driving shaft journaled therein, a head-stock arranged on said structure'and penetrated by the shaft and comprising sections separable to permit the removal of the headstock. from the shaft,a live spindle journaled in one such section and gearing connecting said spindle and shaftand also jourhaled in said section.

4. Winding mechanism comprising, in

combination, a supporting structure, a driving shaft journaled therein, a sectional headstock penetrated by the shaft and having its sections separable to permit removal of the head-stock from the shaft, rotary means in the head-stock inter-geared with the shaft to be rotated thereby, and means to clamp said sections together and to said structure, said head-stock when so clamped confining the shaft from springing.

5. In combination, with a supporting structure and apparatus therein to apply size to and dry the size on the sections beingv treated including a drying drum revolving at constant rate and a power distributing shaft arranged parallel and also connected to rotate with the drum, of rotary cores on which to wind the respective sections operatively supported in said structure in offset relation to each other lengthwise of the shaft,and

structure and apparatus therein to apply inga frame in which the drum is journaled and a carriage traversable in the frame lengthwise ofthe shaft, of rotarycores on which to wind the respective sections operatively supported in the carriage, and separate slip-friction rotation-transmitting means connecting the respective cores with the shaft and traversable with the carriage.

7. I11 combination, with a supporting size to and dry the size on the section eing treated including adrying drum revolving at constant rate and apower distributing shaft 7 arranged parallel and also connected to rotate with the drum, said structure comprising a frame in which the drum is journaled and a carriage, traversable in the frame lengthwise of the shaft and having the latter journaled therein and traversable therewith, of rotary cores on which to wind the respective sections operatively supported in the carriage, and separate slip-frictionfrotation-transmitting means connecting the respective cores withthe shaft and traversable with the carriage.

8. In combination, with a supporting structure and apparatus therein to apply size to and'dry the size on the sectionsbeing treat ed including a drying drum revolving at constant rate and a power distributing shaft arranged parallel and also connected to rotate with the drum, said structure comprising a frame in which the drum is journaled and a o carriage traversable in the frame lengthwise ofthe' shaft andhaving the latter journaled therein and traversable therewith, of rotary cores onwhich to wind the respective sections, separate means for supporting the cores independently adjustable on the carriagelengthwise of and with respect to the shaft, and separate slip-friction rotation-, transmitting means connecting the respective cores with the shaft and traversable with the carriage. I r I 3 In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CHARLES B. JOHNSON 

